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57. A nurse is planning to perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) for a client who has a history of coronary heart disease. Which action should the nurse take?

11. The nurse is providing education to a client who is newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease and is asymptomatic at this time. Which instruction does the nurse include to minimize complications of this disease?

51. The nurse reads the documentation record below on a client being seen in the clinic.  What diagnosis and treatment will the nurse anticipate? Medical Record History of end stage renal disease and dialysis History of myocardial infarction and open heart surgery Accumulation of fluid around heart Inflammation of the outer lining of the heart

44. The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. The client suddenly develops extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles.  Which interventions would the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe?

30. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who takes spironolactone and notes that the client’s serum potassium level is 6.8 mEq/L. The nurse notifies the healthcare provider and anticipates that the provider will provide which prescription?

26. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who takes furosemide and has a serum potassium level of 3.1 mEq/L. Which foods should the nurse instruct the client to include in their diet?  

34. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of angina pectoris. What education about angina should the nurse include in the teaching?

43. A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor which begins to alarm at the nurse’s station.  The nurse sees this cardiac rhythm.  The nurse should do which first?

16. A client with heart failure is experiencing acute shortness of breath. What is the nurse’s priority action?

24. The nurse is caring for a client with newly diagnosed hypertension. What statement, by the client, indicates understanding of their dietary restrictions?